According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 3,069.06% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $7,672,654,602,488,401 difference in value).
Between 1955 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.06% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $250,000,000,000,000 in the year 1955 would cost $7,922,654,602,488,401 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.61% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1955: Pricing changed by 2.33%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1955-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.29%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $250,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1955. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | $250,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $259,173,344,580,345.84 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $269,822,859,552,931.19 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $282,686,630,113,876.06 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $294,601,433,994,095.25 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $305,040,067,482,075.06 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $314,213,412,062,420.94 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $322,543,230,704,344.19 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $330,240,404,892,450.44 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $336,988,612,399,831.25 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $345,212,990,299,451.69 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $360,501,897,933,361.44 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $385,913,116,828,342.38 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $409,320,961,619,569.75 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $437,579,080,556,727.13 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $465,415,436,524,673.06 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $495,466,048,080,978.50 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $511,493,040,911,008.00 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $531,315,900,463,939.19 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $580,767,608,603,964.50 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $650,780,261,493,040.88 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $712,673,977,224,799.63 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $780,788,696,752,425.00 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $846,689,160,691,691.25 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $925,031,632,222,690.88 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $1,026,360,185,575,706.38 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $1,136,651,202,024,462.00 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,268,557,570,645,297.25 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $1,378,848,587,094,053.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $1,464,677,351,328,553.25 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $1,555,989,034,162,800.75 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $1,672,817,376,634,331.50 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $1,783,846,478,279,207.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $1,900,358,498,523,829.50 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $2,045,866,722,901,729.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $2,231,547,870,097,005.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $2,426,402,361,872,627.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $2,605,335,301,560,523.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $2,760,754,955,714,888.50 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $2,892,450,442,851,117.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $3,022,037,115,141,290.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $3,128,321,383,382,539.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $3,215,520,877,266,975.50 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $3,318,958,245,466,047.50 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $3,434,837,621,256,853.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $3,574,230,282,581,189.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $3,738,823,281,315,901.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $3,914,803,880,219,317.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $4,072,121,467,735,133.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $4,251,054,407,423,028.50 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $4,430,514,550,822,438.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $4,608,182,201,602,699.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $4,811,995,993,251,793.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $4,990,344,791,227,330.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $5,148,641,923,239,140.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $5,324,403,205,398,565.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $5,486,448,755,799,240.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $5,687,485,238,296,078.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $5,827,444,116,406,579.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $5,966,679,671,024,883.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $6,123,763,180,092,788.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $6,355,726,486,714,467.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $6,515,377,477,857,445.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $6,644,022,564,318,852.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $6,831,898,987,768,874.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $7,112,380,851,961,197.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $7,200,119,148,038,801.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $7,491,771,404,470,687.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $7,526,461,408,688,316.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $7,728,735,765,499,789.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $7,922,654,602,488,401.00 | 2.51%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Medical care:
| Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| CPI | 10.200 | 10.200 | 10.300 | 10.300 | 10.360 | 10.360 | 10.420 | 10.740 | 11.260 | 11.580 | 11.900 | 12.560 | 13.538 | 14.377 | 14.838 | 15.115 | 15.838 | 16.700 | 17.292 | 17.823 | 18.238 | 18.908 | 19.685 | 20.623 | 21.492 | 22.254 | 22.923 | 23.531 | 24.092 | 24.585 | 25.185 | 26.300 | 28.154 | 29.862 | 31.923 | 33.954 | 36.146 | 37.315 | 38.762 | 42.369 | 47.477 | 51.992 | 56.962 | 61.769 | 67.485 | 74.877 | 82.923 | 92.546 | 100.592 | 106.854 | 113.515 | 122.038 | 130.138 | 138.638 | 149.254 | 162.800 | 177.015 | 190.069 | 201.408 | 211.015 | 220.469 | 228.223 | 234.585 | 242.131 | 250.585 | 260.754 | 272.762 | 285.600 | 297.077 | 310.131 | 323.223 | 336.185 | 351.054 | 364.065 | 375.613 | 388.436 | 400.258 | 414.924 | 425.134 | 435.292 | 446.752 | 463.675 | 475.322 | 484.707 | 498.413 | 518.876 | 525.276 | 546.554 | 549.084 | 563.841 | 577.988 |